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Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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Nearby residents Lizzie Varda, 16, and her mother Kathy Varda take part in a vigil led by the Junior Newtown Action Alliance to mourn students and teachers lost in a mass shooting in Florida's Stoneman Douglas High School, in Newtown, Connecticut....more

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Saturday, February 24, 2018

Nearby residents Lizzie Varda, 16, and her mother Kathy Varda take part in a vigil led by the Junior Newtown Action Alliance to mourn students and teachers lost in a mass shooting in Florida's Stoneman Douglas High School, in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Hindu devotees take part in the religious festival of Holi inside a temple in Nandgaon village, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Hindu devotees take part in the religious festival of Holi inside a temple in Nandgaon village, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
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A young priest throws a snow ball during a heavy snowfall in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican.
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Monday, February 26, 2018

A young priest throws a snow ball during a heavy snowfall in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican.
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A woman takes part in a demonstration demanding justice for the female victims of violence in Mexico, in Mexico City. The words read: 'And if I disappear today, what would they say about me tomorrow?'. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

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Monday, February 26, 2018

A woman takes part in a demonstration demanding justice for the female victims of violence in Mexico, in Mexico City. The words read: 'And if I disappear today, what would they say about me tomorrow?'. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at a pineapple presented to him by Israeli youth movement members at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem.
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Sunday, February 25, 2018

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at a pineapple presented to him by Israeli youth movement members at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem.
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Demonstrators scuffle with police during an anti-fascism demonstration in Milan, Italy.
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Saturday, February 24, 2018

Demonstrators scuffle with police during an anti-fascism demonstration in Milan, Italy.
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Villagers holding torches parade around a village as part of their Lunar New Year celebration to pray for good fortune, in Jinjiang, Fujian province, China.
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Monday, February 26, 2018

Villagers holding torches parade around a village as part of their Lunar New Year celebration to pray for good fortune, in Jinjiang, Fujian province, China.
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Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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Sunday, February 25, 2018

Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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Diego Schwartzman of Argentina celebrates after winning his final match against Fernando Verdasco of Spain at the Rio Open.
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Monday, February 26, 2018

Diego Schwartzman of Argentina celebrates after winning his final match against Fernando Verdasco of Spain at the Rio Open.
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Fireworks explode during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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Sunday, February 25, 2018

Fireworks explode during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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A participant prepares backstage before the final show of the Miss Jumbo 2018 at a department store in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
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Saturday, February 24, 2018

A participant prepares backstage before the final show of the Miss Jumbo 2018 at a department store in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
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People visit the site of the assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov as they mark the third anniversary of Nemtsov's death, with the St. Basil's Cathedral seen in the background, in central Moscow, Russia.
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Sunday, February 25, 2018

People visit the site of the assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov as they mark the third anniversary of Nemtsov's death, with the St. Basil's Cathedral seen in the background, in central Moscow, Russia.
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French President Emmanuel Macron holds a young goat as he visits the 55th International Agriculture Fair in Paris, France.
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Sunday, February 25, 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron holds a young goat as he visits the 55th International Agriculture Fair in Paris, France.
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Ivanka Trump and Kim Yong Chol of the North Korea delegation at the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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Sunday, February 25, 2018

Ivanka Trump and Kim Yong Chol of the North Korea delegation at the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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Pita Taufatofua of Tonga during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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Sunday, February 25, 2018

Pita Taufatofua of Tonga during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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Special forces of Belarusian Defence Ministry pose for a photo as they mark the Defender of the Fatherland Day at the 'Stalin Line' memorial near the village of Goroshki, Belarus.
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Saturday, February 24, 2018

Special forces of Belarusian Defence Ministry pose for a photo as they mark the Defender of the Fatherland Day at the 'Stalin Line' memorial near the village of Goroshki, Belarus.
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Worshippers kneel and pray in front of the closed doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City.
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Sunday, February 25, 2018

Worshippers kneel and pray in front of the closed doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City.
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Olympic Athlete from Russia coach Oleg Znarok is lifted up after Olympic Athletes from Russia defeated Germany in the men's final ice hockey match at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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Sunday, February 25, 2018

Olympic Athlete from Russia coach Oleg Znarok is lifted up after Olympic Athletes from Russia defeated Germany in the men's final ice hockey match at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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General view of the torch after it is extinguished and fireworks during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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Sunday, February 25, 2018

General view of the torch after it is extinguished and fireworks during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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Participants perform during an event as part of British Council's UK-India Year of Culture inside a college campus in Chennai, India.
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Sunday, February 25, 2018

Participants perform during an event as part of British Council's UK-India Year of Culture inside a college campus in Chennai, India.
REUTERS/P. Ravikumar

Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters take to the hills to form flashlight-carrying human chains during the Mid-Autumn Festival, a day when families traditionally gather to gaze at the moon and eat mooncakes while children swing colorful lanterns.

Southeast Asia has suffered for years from annual bouts of smoke caused by slash-and-burn clearances of forests for farms and palm oil plantation land, raising worries about public health and the impact on tourism.

An unprecedented surge in wildfires has occurred since Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro took office in January vowing to develop the Amazon region for farming and mining, ignoring international concern over increased deforestation.

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